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100 1 _aWukovits, John F.,
_d1944-
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245 1 0 _aFor crew and country :
_bthe inspirational true story of bravery and sacrifice aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts /
_cJohn Wukovits.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bSt. Martin's Press,
_c2013.
300 _axviii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill., maps ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-334) and index.
505 0 _aPt. 1. Formation of a crew. "You are now a member of a great fighting team" ; The ship "Looked awful damn small" ; "Our war began" -- pt. 2. In the Pacific. "We are doing something for the war effort" ; "We werere not to be trifled with" -- pt. 3. The battle. "We weren't supposed to have no surface engagement!" ; "Look at that little DE committing suicide" ; "Boys, take off your hats. there goes a good ship" ; "S"Such a helpless, useless feeling" -- pt. 4. Samar's aftermath.- "They did not die in vain" ; "A bond that will stand all time".
520 _aThe story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account that also describes the harrowing three days endured in the sea by the ship's survivors.
610 2 0 _aSamuel B. Roberts (Destroyer Escort)
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650 0 _aLeyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
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650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xNaval operations, American.
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942 _cBOOK
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